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Those Talented Scholars Don’t Always Have the Best Practical Public Policy Solutions
Many people believe that academic scholars make the best advisors to government. This is because as a society we believe that those that are professors in the top universities and colleges in the nation are the smartest, and the most well educated. However it was Calvin Coolidge that said there are lots of educated derelicts.
Another issue is one that concerns the business community; if you have academics advising governments on which regulations to make but those professors serving in government have never actually had to make a paycheck or never actually run a business for profit, then you are liable to get some pretty bad advice.
Public Policy Brief – State-Level Advocacy Efforts From CA to VA – Protecting Resident Rights
It’s a busy time for state-level advocacy efforts for assisted living. All 50 legislatures are in session, and in the first two months of the year 677 bills related to assisted living were introduced. During that time, many efforts have focused on fending off bills that would reduce resident rights or impact consumers’ ability to have resident-centered care. In addition to being reactive, however, many state affiliates and chapters are championing legislation to improve residents’ lives. They are working to implement adequate criminal background checks for employees, drafting adequate elder abuse measures, and supporting a range of bills that would prohibit smoking in all businesses, including assisted living communities, among various other efforts.
Here’s a look at several of the advocacy efforts going on right now at the state level.